 | Book 3 Chapter 127
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kathaṃvīryaḥ sa rājābhūt somako vadatāṃ vara
karmāṇy asya prabhāvaṃ ca śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
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| 2 | lomaśa uvāca
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| 2 | yudhiṣṭhirāsīn nṛpatiḥ somako nāma dhārmikaḥ
tasya bhāryāśataṃ rājan sadṛśīnām abhūt tadā
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| 3 | sa vai yatnena mahatā tāsu putraṃ mahīpatiḥ
kaṃ cin nāsādayām āsa kālena mahatā api
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| 4 | kadā cit tasya vṛddhasya yatamānasya yatnataḥ
jantur nāma sutas tasmin strīśate samajāyata
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| 5 | taṃ jātaṃ mātaraḥ sarvāḥ parivārya samāsate
satataṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā kāmabhogān viśāṃ pate
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| 6 | tataḥ pipīlikā jantuṃ kadā cid adaśat sphiji
sa daṣṭo vyanadad rājaṃs tena duḥkhena bālakaḥ
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| 7 | tatas tā mātaraḥ sarvāḥ prākrośan bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
parivārya jantuṃ sahitāḥ sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat
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| 8 | tam ārtanādaṃ sahasā śuśrāva sa mahīpatiḥ
amātyapariṣanmadhye upaviṣṭaḥ sahartvijaiḥ
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| 9 | tataḥ prasthāpayām āsa kim etad iti pārthivaḥ
tasmai kṣattā yathāvṛttam ācacakṣe sutaṃ prati
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| 10 | tvaramāṇaḥ sa cotthāya somakaḥ saha mantribhiḥ
praviśyāntaḥpuraṃ putram āśvāsayad ariṃdamaḥ
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| 11 | sāntvayitvā tu taṃ putraṃ niṣkramyāntaḥpurān nṛpaḥ
ṛtvijaiḥ sahito rājan sahāmātya upāviśat
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| 12 | somaka uvāca
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| 12 | dhig astv ihaikaputratvam aputratvaṃ varaṃ bhavet
nityāturatvād bhūtānāṃ śoka evaikaputratā
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| 13 | idaṃ bhāryāśataṃ brahman parīkṣyopacitaṃ prabho
putrārthinā mayā voḍhaṃ na cāsāṃ vidyate prajā
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| 14 | ekaḥ kathaṃ cid utpannaḥ putro jantur ayaṃ mama
yatamānasya sarvāsu kiṃ nu duḥkham ataḥ param
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| 15 | vayaś ca samatītaṃ me sabhāryasya dvijottama
āsāṃ prāṇāḥ samāyattā mama cātraikaputrake
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| 16 | syān nu karma tathā yuktaṃ yena putraśataṃ bhavet
mahatā laghunā vāpi karmaṇā duṣkareṇa vā
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| 17 | ṛtvig uvāca
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| 17 | asti vai tādṛśaṃ karma yena putraśataṃ bhavet
yadi śaknoṣi tat kartum atha vakṣyāmi somaka
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| 18 | somaka uvāca
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| 18 | kāryaṃ vā yadi vākāryaṃ yena putraśataṃ bhavet
kṛtam eva hi tad viddhi bhagavān prabravītu me
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| 19 | ṛtvig uvāca
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| 19 | yajasva jantunā rājaṃs tvaṃ mayā vitate kratau
tataḥ putraśataṃ śrīmad bhaviṣyaty acireṇa te
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| 20 | vapāyāṃ hūyamānāyāṃ dhūmam āghrāya mātaraḥ
tatas tāḥ sumahāvīryāñ janayiṣyanti te sutān
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| 21 | tasyām eva tu te jantur bhavitā punar ātmajaḥ
uttare cāsya sauvarṇaṃ lakṣma pārśve bhaviṣyati
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